maybe icarus didn’t fall at all / but was reaching down to hold his lover / his lover who had the stars in her eyes / his lover who had roses blooming in her hair / his lover who had the map of the world tattooed onto her arms / creeping up to where their […]
Maitreyi Parakh
Maitreyi Parakh (she/they) is a teenage, Indian American bisexual poet from Seattle. In their spare time, they enjoy creating obscene amounts of oddly specific playlists, researching their latest obsession, and making far too many Ocean Vuong references.